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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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